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SEE SUBWAY FARE BOOST INNEW YORK City . Officials May Suggest Plan as Means of Solving Financial Tangle. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, January 8.—The Her- #ald-Tribune said today that New York's financial condition had caused leading city administration figures to plan & gharp retrenchment program which will mean curtailment of improvements and unemployment relief during 1933. The $1,500,000,000 program for pub- Ne improvements and relief work will be considerably reduced, the Herald "Tribune asserts, in order to bring the city's financial outlays more into line with the lowered scale of financial af- tair. The newspaper predicts that Tam- many Hall and city hall observers, plac- ing transit matters at the crux of municipal politics and finance, may propose higher subway fares as & way m{vfi‘hfig% eeitor the better under she 5-cent ruling secured from the Supreme Court chiefly through the ef- foris of Mayor Jam(::(v.'flall:;h:y:e]gi; B T Pt & new transit. batile With an 8 of even a 10 cent rate as the objective of the utfities heads. STRANDED JOBLES MARCHERS TO RIDE BACK ON TRAINS (Continued From First Page.) Jow Pennsylvanians in the Natfonal Cn};;‘( request - that the District Com- mittee on Employment finanee the re- turn journey was turned - down- by Chairman E. C. Graham, who said the committee had no funds which could be used for such & purposé, but that if the men stayed here they would be treated like any other translents—fed and put to work ('ldwppmg wood in the municipal woodyard. Already the Employment Committee has spent between $1,000 and $2,000 in feeding the army, estimabed fo m between 10,000"and 15,000 men. An emergency fare of $4.50 per head was obtained from the Pennsylvania and Baltimore & Ohio Rallroads by Representative Kelly for the return trip of the 200 men, deserted yesterday afternoon by the main body of ‘marchers who pulled out for home in hundreds of automobiles and trucks fueled by gasoline bought by Senator James J. Davis, also of Pennsylvania. The ordinary straight fare to Pittsburgh ap- proximates $10. Will Leave Today. Half the stranded men were to leave Union Station at 4:02 o'clock on the Pennsylvania, and the rest 20 minutes later over the B. & O. Meanwhile, from Pittsburgh came an Associated Press dispatch telling of the srrival there of Pather Cox and his motley army, moisy and jubilant, despite the cold, and with their leaders express- ing confidence their ptigrimage to Wash- ington had accomplished something. An extensive welcome has been planned, with tentative arrangements calling for the affair to be staged.in the huge Pitts Stadium] which seats 170,000. High praise for the manner in which Its army had been treated while in ‘Washington was _expressed yesterday by Father Cox as he presented petitions callirg for immediate Federal relief of the unemployment situation to or Davis and Representative Kelly, who inserted them in the Congressional Record. Thanks Capital Pelice. “I want to thank the police of the District of Columbia for the way in which they have received us,” said the priest, speaking in the plaza of the Capitol. “They have fed us, housed us, rotected us—they have been wonder- ful to us. And I want to thank them and say God bless them.” Following the mafch to the Capitol, Father Cox, accompanied by a delega~ tion, went to the White House, where he presented President Hoover with a copy of the “Resolution of the Jobless,” ealling for a Federal appropriation of $5,000,000,000 to be expended on pub- lic works as a means for putting the #11,000,000 unemployed back to work.” Talks on Radio. Before holding memorial services at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier yes- terday afternoon, final ceremony prior to his army's departure for home, Father Cox made a Nation-wide radio broadcast explaining to the people of the country: the reasons for the pil- grimage to Washington. “We heard some weeks ago of the march of the Communists and Reds to Washington,” said Father Cox, “and I casually remarked that I condemned the actions of these marchers, but said cer- tainly some sort of protest was needed at the present time because of the fact that 11,000,000 American men and women were on the streets without em- ployment. he world cated, and thinking, and is edu- that idea in mind we he countryside and tell ke a protest al Capital—but we wanted remember they were No flags were to be = Red, White and Blue , and for nothing is th We are for else.” a3 Thousands Left Behind. As a result of his radio to0 40,000 men clamoring for tran I is jobless march on W to 15000 m amphitheater d our fathers ad done. as Re youth the eyes in France c n in Traffic Tied Up. hen the marchers finally took to automobiles to begin the long and journey back home through the was ns to Pittsburgh, traffic for hours in Georgetown oute across Key Bridge to n -third third cyC men and led by Inspector ehief. Father Cox, who had a radio engage. ment in Frederick at 6:30 o'clock, sped ahezd of the maln body of marchers, a motorcycle policeman who opened the way for his large sedan. irst vehidg amTying the rank and 'clocl led by The file crossed the District lne at § a dilapidated = truck bearing Sam"—E. R. Pranc of Pittsburgh. was almostygwo houss later before th Jast car W and Weshington police breathed a sig! of relief to-fender from _ Thirty-third near i the city. appeal, | Father Cox continued, there were 30,000 | Unknown ing his own r and the sac- the of Hard-botled the y as Pather Cox concluded his to to the escorted le pc E. W. Brown, Traffic Bureau Tt ked across the boundary But in Georgetown, automo- biles on M street were jammed fender- street 1wo miles back toward he.leari TR Tt ST woasdsdndT P SRR e A view of the Arlington Amphitheater yesterday, where Father Cox led his army of unemployed for services in memory of the Umknown Soldier. Below: Father Cox plaeing & wreath on the tomb. —=Star Staff Photos. PLANG GOMPLETED FOR SHOE BENEFIT Quartet Will Open Program Thursday—=Gideon Lyon to Give Address. Plans for the “Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe” benefit, to be held in the ball Toom of the Mayflower Hotel next Thursday evening, have been vir- tually completed. A quartet, led by William L. Aber- nathy, will open the program by ren- dering the theme song of the entertain- ment. This will be followed by a dis- cussion of the Manchurian situation by Gldeon Lyon, assoclate editor of The Star. Others listed on the program are Ed- win C. Steffe, winner of the recent Atwater Kent audition; George Wilson, George O'Connor, Matt Horn, Edward J. Walsh, Willlam J. McNally, Fred East and William Raymond. Imper- sonations of the “Old Woman” and her children also will be given. Padr of Shoes Required. The price of admission will be $1, but there will be & pair of worn shoes. Thes taken to the “Old Woman ters, 1514 H street northwest, and, after necessary repairs are made, will be dis- tributed among those who need them. Meanwhile, the benefit will be the subject of an address over the Columbia Broadcasting System at 6 o'clock tonight by Joseph H. Himes, former Representa.- tive from Ohio. And at 8:15 p.m. Mon- day. Capt. John Lewis Smith, former commander in chief of the United Spanish War Veterans and president of the District Bar Association, will dis- cuss the same subject over the National Broadcasting System. Thus far, the “Old Woman” has dis tributed more than 20,000 pairs of shoes among the city’s needy. Anticipating even greater demands, she feels that she needs all the worn shoes that she can get. The affairs is being arranged by com- mittees including F. Regis Noel, George E. Fleming, Charles L. Parsons, Chief Justice Fenton W. Booth, Mrs. Harriet R. Davis, William W. Everett, Gilbert Hahn, Arthur B. Heaton, Mr. Himes, {Miss ‘Ruth A Jones, | Keech, Col. J. Miller Kenyon, Milton W. hoes will be ‘depression tax” of a | " headquar- | Richmond B. | Weds in New York MISS BURCH'S MARRIAGE SURPRISE TO CAPITAL, MISS MARGARET E. BURCH, Daughter of Preston Burch, Washington sportsman, of 1827 Belmont road, who was married yesterday to Dr. Raymond T. Holden, jr.,.young Washington phy- sician, at St. -Patrick’s Cathedral, in New York. The marriage came as a | surprise to relatives and friendshere. The couple left Wednesday night with | a group of friends presumably for a pleasure trip. Yesterday Mr. Burch was advised of their intent to marry. He left here by plane yesterday afternoon | and arrived in time for the ceremony. | Miss Burch, 23, a graduate of St. Timothy’s School, made her debut here four years ago. She since has. con- | ducted a Connecticut avenue book: shop. | Dr. Holden, the son of Dr. and Mrs. Raymond T. Holden, sr., graduated at | Georgetown Medical School- and is_in | joint practice with his father at 1311 | Sixteenth street. He is 27 years old | and an assistant instructor at George- | town, as well as & member of several | hospital staffs. King, Maj. Henry Leonard, Mr. Lyon, Mrs. Eleanor Patterson, Willilam A. Roberts, William R. Vallance, Mrs. Ken- yon, Mrs. Herbert B, Crosby, Mrs. Wil- NEW MOONEY CASE REPORT SUBMITTED Wickersham Probe Experts Accuse California Police and Prosecution. By the Assoclated Press. “Flagrant violations” of California law by police and prosecution in the famous Mooney-Billings case are charged in a hitherto unpublished report sub- mitted to the Wickersham Commission. The document, sent to the Senate by the Justice Department in response to a resolution requesting it, was never accepted by the Wickersham Commis- sion, which contended it had no right to review State cases. The report was made by Zechariah Chafee, jr.; Walter H. Pollak and Carl 8. Stern, research and investigation experts of the commission. After an exhaustive account of the arrest and conviction of Thomas Mooney and Warten Billings in con- nection with the 1916 Preparedness day bombing in San Francisco in 1916, it concluded that: “There never was any scientific at- tempt made by the police or the prose- cution to discover the perpetrators of the crime. “The investigation was in realily turned over to a private detective, who used his position- to- eause the arrest of the defendants. “The police investigation was reduced to a hunt for evidence to convict the arrested defendants. “There were flagrant violations of the statutory law of California by both the police and the prosecution in the man- ner in which the defendants were ar- rested and held incommunicado, and in the subsequent searches of their homes to procure evidence against them. “After the arrest of the defendants, witnesses were brought to the jails to ‘identify’ them and their ‘identifications’ were accepted by the police and the prosecution, despite the fact that these witnesses were never required to pick the defendants out of a line-up or to demonstrate their accuracy by any other test. “Immediately after the arrests of the defendants there commenced & de- liberate - attempt to arouse public prejudice against them, by a serfes of almost daily interviews given to the press by prosecuting officials.” RITES FOR CAPT. ADDISON Officer Buried With Full Military Honors. Capt. David Martin Addison, Supply Corps, U. S. N, who died in New York Naval Hospital Tuesday, was buried with full military honors in Arlington National Cemetery this afternoon. Capt. Sydney K. Evans, Chaplain Corps, U. 8. N, officiated. Honorary pallbearers included: Rear Admiral J. J. Cheatham, Supply Corps, U. 8. N.; Rear Admiral E. B. Larimer, U. 8. N.; Capt. F. G. Pyne, Supply Corps, U. 8. N.; Capt. G, M. Adee, Supply Corps, U. S. N.; Capt. M. H. Philbrick, Supply Corps, U. S. N.; Capt. W. R, Bowne, Supply Corps, U. 8. N.; Capt. N. B. Farwell, Supply Corps, U. S. N; Capt. E. R. Wilson, Supply Corps, U. 8. N.: Capt. F. T. Watrous, Supply Corps, U. S. N, and Col. John P. Wade, U. S. A Naval School Group Party Tomorrow. CAPITOL HEIGHTS, Md. January 8 (Special).—A card party wiil be given tomorrow night in the local school at 8:30 o'clock under the auspices of the | liam L. Dunlop, Miss Winifred De Wits, Jean Reuter, Mrs. Lyman B. Swornstedt |'and others. Home and School Association. Mrs. Irene A. Conner and Mrs. Stella Hamil- ton are in charge of the arrangements. Congress Wets Get Beer Petition ‘Uncle e h on the Capitol steps yesterday morning as the petititfon was presented. CRUSADERS ASK IMMEDIATE ACTION ON ISSUE AS TAX-RAISING MEASURE. RED G. CLARK, commander in chief of the Crusaders, anti-prohibition organization (standing behind microphones), presenting Senator Hiram Bingham of Connecticut with the Crusaders’ petition for immediate action by Congress on legalizing beer as a means of raising additional taxes. Wet members of Congress from both Houses assembled —Star Staff Photo. | the Japanese governiment STIMSON 15 FIRM NNOTETO APAN =2 Tells Tokio Traditional “Open Door” Policy Must Prevail in China. —_— (Continued From First Page.) brought about by means contrary to theuzcove'nants and obligations of the pact of Paris of August 27, 1928, to which treaty both China and Japan, as well as the United States, are parties.” This note has been communicated the American diplomatic representa- tives at Tokio and Nanking and to the representatives at Washington of the nations which have signed the nine-power pact. ’I'hep Amer}x)?an diplomatic note is first and above all a document in which the American Government is coming out to defend the inalienable rights of Amer- ican citizens in the Far East. It does not give the Japanese government a chance to dicker as to whether or not the nine-power pact has been violated. It does not enter into the complicated argument as to whether the puppet gov- ernment the Japanese intend to estab- lish in Manchuria will or will not have the right to upset agreements and rights previously granted to American citizens. It is based on & thorough study of the new situation, in Man- churia, where recently American banks have been closed by the Japanese au- thorities, where certain public utility concessions given by the former Man- churian administration have been can- celed and American interests have been in many ways injured. Inaugurated In 1899. The position of the American Gov- ernment has been clearly expressed by the State Department when it was stated that “We have no desire to ques- tion the legitimate Japanese treaty rights in Manchuria; nor do we want to intervene in the unfortunate dispute be- tween China and Japan. But we want any future settlement to respect our treaty rights and not to violate the pro- visions of the Paris pact.” In view of the fact that our economic interests in the Far East, mainly in China, have grown in importance in the last decade, it is a matter of self- protection to keep the principle of the open door policy intact. This policy, whic hthe Secretary of State feels in duty bound to uphold, was inaugurated by John Hay in 1899. After the Sino-Japanese War in 1895 the Japanese obtained from the de- feated Chinese government the conces- sion of Port Arthur and the adjacent territory. The European powers took advantage of the situation to begin a policy of taking from China whatever was obtainable. rst of all, Russia managed to cancel the Sino-Japanese agreement and take Port Arthur for herself, the French occupied Kwan Chow-Man, the British “leased” Wei- Hai-Wei, the Germans grabbed Isingtao. America’s interests fa the Far East seemed seriously imperiled when the then Secretary of State John Hay made the famous open-door policy announce- ment which, next to the Monroe Doc- trine, has been one of the mainstays of the American foreign policy. The other powers adhered to the principle of the open-door policy, and by United States intervention not only has the Govern- ment managed to save the economic interest of the United Statesin the most important part of the Far East, but also contributed to the preservation of China as a national and geographical unit. Strong Note Sent in 1915, Everything seemed serene until 1915, The international situation was then troubled as it is today. Taking advan- tage of the fact that the leading world powers—minus America—were at that time either the open allies or the open enemies of Japan and that China had remained a neutral, Japan endeavored to revive her policy of obtaining a per- manent foothold in China and occupied the former German concession of Shan- tung. Japan issued an ultimatum to China and endeavored to obtain by force certain rights and privileges in that province. The American Government, watchful of the interests of this country in the Far East, sent, in May, 1915, a strong note to the Chinese and the Japa- nese governments warning them that “it, cannot recognize any agreement or undertaking which has been entered into between the governments of China and Japan impairing the treaty rights of the United States and its citizens in China, the territorial integrity of the Republic of China or the international policy relative to China commonly known as the open-door poli Only six years later, in 1921, during the naval conference held in Washing- ton, did the Japanese government decide to withdraw its troops from Shantung. But during all this time our point of View had never wavered, and in spite of the various baits offered us we re- fused to recognize the legality of the presence of the Japanese troops in that Chinese province. This precedent is ex- tremely useful because it shows clearly that whatever may happen in Man- churia, and whatever the attitude of the other interested powers may be in regard to Manchuria, the American Government will never consent to any open or disguised occupation of any slice of the Chinese territory where our interests are involved. Important Reaction Forecast. The Stimson note will have a very important reaction both in Japan and in China; but while it may take some time before we may see its effects on Japan, the effects on China will be immediate. In the last three or four weeks the Japanese government realized that & satisfactory solution of the Manchurian question can be achieved only by ob- taining China’s consent to Japan ha ing control over that territory. For that reason Tokio and Nanking have been negotiating, the Nanking govern- ment being more or less lukewarm to the Japanese approaches. The Japanese government has been endeavoring to xplain to the Chinese that with Europe in a turmoil, and with America en- grossed in her own lprob}Eé"ns, C’k:}:xz cannot expect any real assistance thase quarters and that the best thing to do would be to bury the hatchet and accept the inevitable. The action of the e of Nations and the apparently indifferent attitude of the United States toward the Manchurian problem seemed o confirm the Japanese statements to anking government. m"l‘h}: cmnfisf public opinion, as much as one can talk about such a thing, re- celved a terrific shock. China's tradi- tional friend, the United States, ap- peared to be either powerless or indif- ferent. The United States had taken action together with the League and were talking about moral forces which were going to expel the Japanese from Manchuria. The Chinese, idealists as they are, have about the same confi- dence in the League as Senator Borah or Hiram Johnson. They were ap- proaching the point when they thought that, after all, they sl(:jud to \(\‘mgsa;l"l;- ect understanding with thing by a direct nding o of the Chinese the United States stoo out as a force completely independent of the other world powers and it was a rude shock to them to see the United States hitch up with the Couneil of the League. Powerful Repercussion Due. Secretary Stimson’s note to Japan and China stands out as a purely “American note,” He speaks about “the American rights and the American interests in China and about China’s territorial integrity.” ‘This language is certain to have a powerful repercussion among 450,000,000 Chinese who had begun to think that America had abandoned them. The consequences of the Stimson note will be & stiffening of the Chinese attitude toward Japan; the Chinese will stand by their rights and while willing to negotiate on the basis of what is right they will insist on a fair and The note sent by the American Gov- ernmeftt to the Chinese and Japanese governments naturally brought in the Briand-Kellogg pact, because it is now beyond doubt that the operations in the have assumed a warlike char- acter. 'The bringing in of the Paris pact was determined by the unequivocal statement issued by President Hoover and the British premier, Ramsay Mac- Donald, at the conclusion of their meet- ing at Rapidan. That statement reads as follows: “Both our Governments re- solve to accept the peace pact not only as a declaration of good intentions, but as a_ positive obligation to direct na- tional policies in accordance with this pledge.” None of the 59 powers which have solemnly signed the Paris pact have ever made it known officially or by im- plication that they disagreed with the point of view of these leaders of two world leading nations. Japan has now engaged in operations totally contrary to the Paris pact whatever explanations legal experts may find to justify the role of the Japanese troops in Man- churia. As far as the United States is concerned, there is not a shadow of doubt in the minds of our statesmen that the Japanese government has broken its solemn pledges. What further action this Government will take time will show. But for the time being the Government is on record that whatever legal form the land- grabbing in Manchuria may take, the United States will not recognize it, even if some kind of a consent could be wrenched from the Chinese government by the Tokio diplomats. The Govern-| ment of this country stands pat on the treaty rights of the American Govern- ment, on the rights of the American citizens to trade freely in China andi( on the inalienability of the Chinese ter- ritory. HIROHITO ESCAPES INJURY IN BOMB ATTACK IN TOKIO (Continued Prom First_Page.) note, which invoked the nine-power treaty, and it was reiterated that Japan has made no demands in Manchuria except with respect to her treaty rights and that, even in the face of the rep- Tesentations of other powers, there is little chance that she will modify her Manchurian policy. In this connection it was emphasized that any administrative integrity of China proper in Manchuria prior to September 18, 1931, was not destroyed by the Japanese, because, it was stated, Nanking had never exercised any real authority whatever in the province. The Chinchow government, it was said, was nothing more than “a mas- querade” designed to disturb peace and order in Manchuria by instigating bandits and other lawless elements. Whether Japan will reply formally to the American note or publish a state- ment setting forth her stand has not yet been decided. A government spokes- man emphasized, nevertheless, that American rights in Manchuria, regard- ing which Washington appeared to be concerned, would remain intact. ‘The spokesman expressed regret that the present situation, caused by the outbreak of September 18, had ham- pered business generally, but he said it could not be helped under the cir- cumstances. “We stand for peace, order and hon- est government in Manchuria,” he said, “and we give every assurance that our policy is one of the open door and equal opportunity. Our atm is to pro- gglte the open door in every way pos- e Similarity of Notes Seen. He called attention to the fact that 24| mands, in which it was stated that the Secretary Stimson’s communication bears “a marked similarity” to the note of Secretary Bryan, forwarded on May 12, 1915, regarding the so-called 21 de- United States Government was not pre- pared to recognize any treaty agree- ment which might impair the territorial integrity of China, known as the open door policy. Secretary Stimson's note, he pointed out, is more formal than the 1915 communication, which, it was as- sumed then, did not call for a reply. Japan, he said, recognizes, as has often been stated, China's sovereignty over Manchuria, but it is the conten- tion of the government that no actual authority has ever existed there. The hoisting of the Sun Yat Sen flag in 1928 by Marshal Chang Hsueh-Liang, he said, was a mere pretext and even Marshal Chang’s acceptance of a vice commandership in the Nanking army and navy was without any real meaning. Marshal Chang, he said, never con- sulted Nanking regarding his policies. He appointed his own railroad and other commissions. Regarding Manchuria’s future, Tokio holds, he said, that neither Japan”nor any third power ought to attempt to interfere with the Chinese establishing their own government in Manchuria in accordance with the principle of self- determination. Japan’s military action, he said, has not infringed the Kellogg pact because Japan acted, and is acting, entirely in self-defense “which is the fundamental right of a nation to its existence, recognized both by the nine- power pact and the Kellogg pact.” LONDON PLAYS UP ACTION. LONDON, January 8 (#).—American invocation of the nine-power and Kel- logg treaties in the Manchurian situa- tion was treated as the day's sensation by the London morning newspapers. “Grave United States Step Against Japan's Manchurian Policy,” was the headiine in the Daily Express. “United States Puts Japan on Trial,” headlined the Daily Herald, “Dramatic Development,” and “Grave Change in Situation,” read the head- Iines in the Daily Mail, which noted “The direct nature of the United States challenge is in contrast with the dila- toriness of the League of Nations.” “America’s Bombshell,” was the News- Chronicle’s heading. “Dramatic Move Over China,” said the Telegraph. The government is considering the situation today, and it was expected it would be known by tonight whether the American note would be followed by similar representations by Great Brit- ain, CITY NEWS IN BR—IEE TODAY. Dance, Catholic Daughters of Amer- ica, 601 E street, 9 p.m. Lecture, Dr. Abram Simon, Washing- ton Hebrew Congregation, 8 p.m. Meeting, Brightwood Citizens' Asso- ciation, Paul Junior High School, Eighth and Nicholson streets, 8 pm. Meeting, District of Columbla Fed- eration of Music Clubs, 1108 Connecti- JOSEPH W. FORDNEY. BARRING OF SCRIBE ASSAILED BY BAKER Action Unwarranted, He Says of Court’s Action in Hightower Case. By the Associated Press, MOUNT STERLING, Ky., January 8.—The defense neared the end of its testimony today in the Willlam High- tower murder conspiracy trial, while the Kentucky Court of Appeals at Frankfort pondered the case of the Knoxville News-Sentinel vs. Circuit Judge Henry R. Prewitt. Newton D. Baker, who led America's World War activities as Secretary of War in President Woodrow Wilson's cabinet, represented the newspaper at hearings at Frankfort yesterday, and sald Judge Prewitt’s barring of News- Sentinel reporters from the Hightower trial was “an unwarranted deprivation of property right” which “imperiled a civil liberty of people.” Judge Is Defender. Allan Prewitt, 28-year-old son of the Montgomery County circuit judge, de- fended the right of his father to uphold the dignity of his court against a “con- tumacious and contemptuous news- paper.” The News-Sentinel had edi- torially criticized the conduct of the trial of W. B. Jones, who was sen- tenced to life imprisonment on the same charge on which Hightower is being tried. The Court of Appeals took under ad- visement the petition of the New. Sentinel for a writ of prohibition in- validating Judge Prewitt's order, which barred John Moutoux and Jack Bryan, reporters, from the trial. An early de- cision is customary in cases involving such writs, Baker termed the editorial in ques- tion a “temperate, philosophical and just statement,” and argued the judge misconstrued its contents. ‘Publicity of trials is one of the great safeguards of liberty in a free country,” he said. His First Argument. The judge's son, making his first argument before a high court, saying the suit was brought because the news- paper’s “pride” was injured, cited de- cisions regarding the power of a circuit judge to conduct his court as he sees fit. “The contempt powers of the court are inherent,” he said. “They are above legislation.” He argued the news- paper’s_editorial, figuratively, told the court Jones was conviced “because he is a labor leader,” not because of his | guilt, Nancy Hoyt Curtis Is in Reno. RENO, Nev., January 8 (#).—Nacy Hoyt Curtis, the novelist, was in Reno today and had engaged an attorney, but her only answer when asked whether she was here for a divorce wa: 'What | do people usually come here for?” FORDNEY, TARIFF AUTHOR, EXPIRES Served 12 Consecutive Terms in Congress; Introduced Soldier Bonus Bill. By the Associated Press. SAGINAW, Mich, January 8.-—Jo- seph Warren Fordney, member of Con= gress for 24 years and co-author of the Fordney-McCumber tariff of 1921, died at his home here at 7:06 a.m. today. He was 78 years old. He had been in ill health for months, but death was caused by an attack of erysipelas which developed Sunday. He had been in virtual retirement since 1923, when he completed his tweifth consecutive term in Congress as Rep- resentative of the eighth Michigan dis- trict, Example of Conservatism. In Congress he succeeded the late Ferdinand C. Brucker, Democrat and father of Michigan’s present Governor, Wilber M. Brucker, and built up a tra- dition of unswerving Republicanism in the eighth district which was not broken until last year, when Representative Michael 1. Hart, a Democrat, was elected. ‘The man known affectionately to his constituents as “Uncle Joe” Fordney was, according to one political writer, the “shining example of conservatism in Congress.” For nearly a quarter of & century he was a leader among the so-called protectionists, and the 1921 tariff bill to which he gave his name was largely written by him. Introduced Bonus Bill. During his last term in Congress he held the coveted post of chairman of the Ways and Means Committee and had an important part in making the laws during the first session of Con- gress under the post-war Republican administration. He introduced the soldier bonus bill in the House and, despite criticism from within the ranks of his own party, clung tenaciously to support of the bill “It is the only honorable thing to do,” he declared in pleading for its passage. He was born in Blackford, Ind., No- vember 5, 1853, but came to Saginaw County when a young man and became a lumberman. Enlisting the aid of a capitalist, he acquired great tracts of undeveloped timberlands. Adding mills and yards to his holdings, he amassed a fortune before he entered politics. Started as Chore Boy. The basis for Fordney’s activities in the timber business was laid through knowledge gained at his father's saw- mill in Indiana. When the family reached Saginaw, he took a job as chore boy at 50 cents a day before he became a cook. Meanwhile he continued to study the business. When he set out a$ a cruiser and estimater, he found him= self well equipped for the work. 2 His arrangement with the capitalist called for a salary of $1,800 a year and one-half of the profits. The business prospered. Later, when the Michigan forests had been cut over, Fordney transferred his interest to the South and Pacific Northwest, in the region of the “big trees.” Four years after his retirement Sagi- naw experienced an oil boom, and Ford- ney became president of an oll field de= velopment company. Farming also oc~ | cupled part of his attention after he bought a tract of land some distance from Saginaw. Although he had only an elementary education and never made an address until he entered public life, Fordney came to be known as an able speaker. He gained an extensive knowledge of the tariff through diligent study, and his speeches on the floor of the House of Representatives often led him into heated arguments. His first activity in the tariff fight was for an amendment to the Payne- Aldrich act for higher rates on lumber, and his final tariff speech in Congress was in the closing debate on his own bill in September, 1921, Grenade Inventor Dies. ‘WESTON, SUPER-MARE, England; January 8 ().—Sir William Mills, in« ventor of the Mills hand grenade, of which 76,000,000 were estimated to have been used in the World War, died sud- denly yesterday. He was 76 years old. Folks: good S “Are yuk listenin’®" More news — the famous mith Smart Shoes — 1932 price, $8.50 (formerly $10). See you in the morning. 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